Chapter 189: So Much Pain…
“Screech—” The driver slammed on the brakes, a harsh braking sound echoing.
Qin Ruoyao was still conscious; her injuries weren’t severe. But her stomach—oh man, it really hurt so much.
“Ahhh—” Clutching her stomach, she groaned in agony on the ground. “My baby, my baby… hurry, call an ambulance…”
The driver quickly got out of the car to check.
He saw blood streaming down from between Qin Ruoyao’s thighs.
Relieved, his plan was set: if her stomach had been fine, he would’ve continued smashing it with rocks until he caused a miscarriage.
Even if it cost him, he had to get those two million!
“Alright, alright, I’ll call the ambulance right away.” The driver, looking flustered, pulled out his phone and called both the ambulance and the police.
After hanging up, the driver asked, “Miss, are you okay?”
Qin Ruoyao clutched her stomach, drenched in sweat, too pained to speak.
“Beep—”
With the wail of sirens, the ambulance and police car arrived one after another. Qin Ruoyao was rushed to the hospital and taken into the emergency room.
Meanwhile, the driver cooperated with the investigation.
“Comrade officer, my daughter has leukemia, and every week she needs a lot of medicine. This time, I was going to Haicheng to pick up her medication. I have work the next day, so I was rushing. It was also night, and I didn’t notice someone blocking the road in the middle. Hitting her was purely unintentional.”
“Comrade officer, tell me, we have no grudges or enmity. Why would I harm her?”
The police retrieved footage from nearby surveillance cameras.
It was impossible to prove the driver had acted intentionally.
Thus, it could only be treated as an accident.
Outside the ER, Mother Qin anxiously waited.
“Please let Ruoyao and her baby be okay,” Mother Qin clasped her hands together in prayer.
They absolutely couldn’t be harmed.
The “Under Treatment” sign turned off.
The doctor emerged from the emergency room.
“Doctor, how is my daughter? How’s the baby inside her?” Mother Qin anxiously questioned.
The doctor removed their mask.
“The patient is fine, but…” The doctor sighed deeply. “As for the baby inside her… it couldn’t be saved.”
Mother Qin stumbled backward.
The baby… couldn’t be saved…
Qin Ruoyao was moved to a regular ward and soon woke up from her slumber.
“Mom!” Qin Ruoyao urgently grabbed her mother’s hand and asked, “Where’s my baby? Is my baby alright?”
“Ruoyao, listen to Mom, calm down,” Mother Qin held Qin Ruoyao’s shoulders.
“My baby, my baby…” Ruoyao touched her now flat stomach, faintly guessing the result. Her emotions were all over the place.
“Mom, please tell me, the baby’s fine, right?”
“Ruoyao, it’s alright. You’ll have more babies in the future,” Mother Qin consoled.
The baby… was really gone…
“Mom!” Qin Ruoyao broke down sobbing into Mother Qin’s arms. “This baby was my only hope to marry into the Lin family. Lin Chang and Jiang Shuqin were all so nice to me because of this baby.”
“Now that the baby’s gone, mom, what am I supposed to do?”
Qin Ruoyao felt like the sky had fallen down on her.
Mother Qin’s mind was a jumble, unsure of what to do next.
“Mom, what about that driver? He hit me! If it wasn’t for him, my baby wouldn’t have been lost. I’m gonna make him pay!” Qin Ruoyao was emotionally charged.
Qin Ruoyao being hit had already been ruled by the traffic police as a common traffic accident.
The driver was primarily responsible.
But he wouldn’t go to jail. His car had insurance, so the insurance company would compensate Qin Ruoyao with a sum of money.
Mother Qin didn’t dare to tell Qin Ruoyao this result, fearing it might upset her further.
“Ruoyao, weren’t you attending a class reunion? How did you end up in such a remote place?” Mother Qin asked, full of confusion.
“It was a driver who took a wrong turn and brought me there,” Qin Ruoyao cried.
Right.
And there was also that taxi driver.
Qin Ruoyao’s eyes flashed with malice.
She would make him pay too; everything started with him.
Mother Qin frowned, deep in thought.
There was no way these events were coincidental—first, her daughter being led to such a secluded spot, then another car coming along and causing her to miscarry.
This must’ve been meticulously planned by someone.
Mother Qin immediately thought of Lin Li. He was the most likely culprit.
“Ruoyao, could it be that Lin Li orchestrated this? Did you notice anything unusual about Lin Li when you were around him?” Mother Qin inquired.
“It can’t be Brother Li,” Qin Ruoyao shook her head. “He often leaned against my belly, listening to the baby’s movements. It’s not even close to delivery time yet, but he’s already bought lots of toys for kids.”
“With how much he loves this baby, how could he harm it?”
Qin Ruoyao’s tone was firm.
Thinking of Lin Li’s devotion to her and the baby made tears well up in her eyes.
“It’s all my fault for not protecting the baby.”
She was so heartbroken…
Without the baby, Brother Li’s parents wouldn’t accept her. What would happen to her and Brother Li? Would Brother Li leave her too?
The doctor came back in holding a report, looking serious.
“Ms. Qin, Miss Qin, I have some bad news to tell you.”
Qin Ruoyao’s heart raced.
Mother Qin frowned. “What news?”
She wasn’t overly afraid of whatever bad news the doctor had. Wasn’t losing the baby enough to bear?
The doctor glanced at Qin Ruoyao and solemnly said, “Miss Qin suffered a strong impact to her abdomen, severely damaging her uterus. She will likely never be able to conceive again.”
“What?” Qin Ruoyao’s eyes widened in shock.
She would never have children…
She knew how important having children was in high society.
If she couldn’t conceive, marrying into wealth would be nearly impossible. Even if she somehow managed to deceive them, she’d eventually be kicked out.
“Why?” Qin Ruoyao completely collapsed, feeling like dying.
“Mom!” Qin Ruoyao hugged Mother Qin’s waist and cried loudly. “Why does heaven treat me like this?”
“Ruoyao, it’s alright, everything will be fine,” Mother Qin comforted, patting Ruoyao’s back tenderly.
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“Director Su.”
Jiang Qing called Su Hua. “We’ve already captured Lin Li.”
Su Hua’s eyes were cold. “Proceed with the original plan. Make Lin Li wish he was dead, then throw him back to the Lin family for Ah Xuan to play with.”
If she hadn’t suppressed her impulse after hearing Lin Li’s words, she would’ve locked Ah Xuan up by now.
Her relationship with Ah Xuan would’ve deteriorated too.
Anyone who dared to harm Ah Xuan would face her wrath.
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Babies, I’m late, sorry—I’ve got a 39-degree fever, ugh ugh ugh. Don’t stay up late like me, everyone.
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Goodnight, goodnight.
